09-29-2007, 09:17 AM
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Re: '07 Training camp/Pre-season thread...
Forewarned Hornets bracing for a taxing training camp
Scott wants team's tempo up this season
In August, second-round draft pick Adam Haluska got the same phone call that first-round pick Julian Wright and several others, including star point guard Chris Paul, had received.
"I called, and the bottom line was to see if they were getting ready," Hornets Coach Byron Scott said. "I've already warned them that this is going to be one of the toughest camp these guys have had.
"I hope they're ready to run a lot, because we're going to do a lot of it. This season, I want us to play at one speed -- getting up and down quickly."
After Haluska got the message about camp, he increased the intensity of his workouts. Some days, he ran 2 miles. Some days, he ran 4 miles. Starting Tuesday, Haluska, a 6-foot-5 shooting guard who played at Iowa, will be trying to earn a roster spot. The contracts for second-round draft picks are not guaranteed until they make the regular-season roster.
"I ran on the track and did stuff on the court, just to get my conditioning up," said Haluska, who led the Big Ten Conference in scoring last season with a 20.5 average. "I know Coach runs a pretty tight camp, and he wants everybody to be in great shape and ready for the season. I worked out every day because I look forward to that kind of challenge."
The session Tuesday was supposed to be a volunteer workout, but Paul ran the floor like San Antonio's Tony Parker was guarding him instead of backup point guard Jannero Pargo.
Often during a five-on-five scrimmage Tuesday, Paul sprinted, took shots over defenders and didn't mind getting physical to contest Pargo's shots.
The work was part of the regiment he has done this month to prepare for this upcoming Tuesday's opening day of training camp.
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